Capturing expert knowledge for threatened species assessments: A case study using NatureServe conservation status ranks

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 95-107

  Regan, Tracey J ^a,c   Master, Lawrence L ^b   Hammerson, Geoffrey A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NatureServe   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation status; Extinction; NatureServe; Subjective judgement

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; DECISION MAKING; EXTINCTION RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 4644291600     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2004.03.013     Document Type: Article

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